Tennessee Williams once said that “Security is a kind of death.” This eye opening quote explains that even though confidence is important, sometimes over comfortability can be fatal, especially in extreme sports. Many athletes in extreme sports start to cut things closer and closer, or start taking less and less safety precautions all because they feel safe in an activity that is far from that. This quote claims that becoming over secure can have serious consequences, and there is no doubt that risk takers suffer from the brutal reality of this quote. Usually it’s not about beginners becoming overconfident, but experts feeling safe in a sport that is far from that because they have done it for so many years. In the article “A Solemn Warning to Wingsuit Flyers” Lola Jones tells a story about a qualified mechanical engineer and mathematician, Geoffrey Robson, who was an experienced wingsuit flyer that decided to cut it a little closer than he usually did to a peak one day, and unfortunately faced his untimely death that morning. Many risk takers, or extreme sport athletes train intensively for their death defying …show more content…
While this is a fair argument, Geoffrey Robson from the previous article “A Solemn Warning to Wingsuit Flyers” was not only highly trained, but “had been studying wingsuit flight to unprecedented accuracy by using a highly sensitive instrument which measured 3D location by GPS and inertial measurement, flyer attitude and heading, altitude, and air pressure during many wingsuit BASE jumps.” Geoffrey was a very intelligent, and very educated man especially with wingsuit flying and still wanted to get that one inch closer that ended up taking his life. This proves that no matter how much training you have the factor of being too comfortable with a dangerous activity will outweigh any previous
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Stepping outside a comfort zone is a risk, and when it is doing something one is not accustomed to doing, the benefits gained raises ones overall confidence. “Breaking Through Uncertainty –Welcome Adversity,” Jim takes the risk of cutting away his original parachute (par. 15). Certainly this is a huge risk. Going outside the ordinary to trust your training is a life saver; however, though the benefit of taking the risk is saving his life, it is something he
Cherry, E., Sealey, D., & Mangialardi, L. (1991). Understanding the risks. Journal of Sport Management, 5(2), 198.
Naturally the Olympics draws an exorbitant number of spectators and athletes to the host city, which equates to more crime. Because of this the hosting nation must take security precautions in advance for possible security threats. One of the precautions includes a new anti-terror law, that was approved August 2005. Then the Olympic Decree was passed in February 2006 and brought “urgent measures to guarantee security during the Winter Olympic Games”(Bennett and Haggerty 142). Along with the Anti-terror law and the decree, the hard ring was also used. The purpose of the hard ring was to keep the enclosed area clean.This was done by security screening all goods, personnel and vehicles coming into the perimeter. There were venue security sweeps
In American football, helmets are required to decrease traumatic brain injuries and have been successful in doing so. A large part in the success of helmet design is improvements in technology. The sizes of athletes have gone up to make football more dangerous. To protect against brain injury, helmets designs have changed to become heavier and wider, filled within the space are energy absorbing materials, air space and padding to protect the skull upon impact. Originally, helmets were designed to prevent only traumatic brain injuries, but technology is advancing to fill the gap of concussions. Until recently, the seriousness of concussions were not considered part of the equation that needed to be addressed, so manufactures did not utilized in constructing helmets to address this issue (Post et al. 653). Upon predicting risk of concussions in tests, by themselves linear and rotational acceleration are not suitable measurements for modern helmets. These testing measurements do not address the rotational forces and minor hits to the brain which are associated with concussions (Post et al. 654). Given the seriousness of concussions in contact sports, more attention is given to prevent and reduce concussions through testing methods and advancing technology, stronger regulation and changes to the sport. As stated in the article involving the National Football League (NFL), “The risk involved in playing sports are also very real. The NFL is struggling with serious mental and physical health problems because they sustained repeated mild traumatic brain injuries, is what concussions are called. (“Concussions and Marketing of Sports Equipment” 6).
Most people think that nothing bad will happen to them (e.g. robbery, kidnapping, theft, rape, domestic violence and so on), but the truth is that no one is protected. It is widely known how powerful the personal experience can be regarding the recognition of risk and the eagerness to take to take precautions. Even when people fail to take precautions, this also can be attributed to experience, which means it needs an examination.
An important part of every sport is the physical toll it takes on it’s participants and the
Rodeo is a sport with long American traditions and loved by many spectators and participants. Past history has shown that rodeo needed to make way for a new era of riders and trainers with a larger emphasis on the welfare of the animals and not be discontinued or banned entirely. Today’s rodeos do not present a danger to the animals because the animals are well-cared for and protected, rodeos have strict rules and the stock are treated as prized animals.
I am adventurous. No I don't sky dive, wrestle crocodiles, or swim with sharks, but when asked by a group of friends to go cliff diving last summer, my best response was, “Sounds like fun!” I had never been afraid of heights yet have never experienced the thrill of cliff diving. All I could ask myself was, “What could go wrong?”
First, people are given a false sense of security. In a radio interview with Robert Siegel and Nick Heil, Heil says, “If you talk to professional or expert climbers, I think they’re quick to sort of dismiss the fact that they might be influenced by the safety net of a helicopter being available for them.”
Also, this section will provide an overview of theories that have been used to clarify the relationship between anxiety and performance in athletes. In Edward’s and Hardy’s opinion, the main problem that research on the relationship between anxiety and performance has encountered is that researchers have not defined all the specific terminology that is required to understand this subject. The following operational definitions will be used for the terms anxiety and stress. “Stress is a state that results from the demands that are placed on the individual which require that person to engage in some coping behavior.” Arousal is going to be considered to be a signal to the athlete that he/ she has entered into a stressful situation and is characterized by physiological signs.
It was a warm and sunny Saturday morning when my friend, Sivi, and I left our home to travel to the small local airport located outside of town. Just the previous night we had received 4 hours of classroom training in how to perform a successful "Skydive" and now we will receive 4 more hours of practical, hands-on training. & nbsp; Sivi and I have spent a lot of time talking with, and taking care of, Senior Citizens on a volunteer basis. Through many conversations, we discovered that one of the major regrets that people have, as the near the end, is that they didn't experience everything that they wanted to when they were younger. The major reason for this is fear. Fear that they will fail or fear that they might be injured.
1. Studies have shown that wearing a helmet can reduce your chances of head injury by 85%
To learn and experience something new and out of your norm can be a pretty scary thing, almost like being in a foreign country and not knowing your surroundings; what do you do? You panic! I can remember clearly an event during my childhood, it was one of the hardest thing I've ever had to do, and that was learning how to rock climb. All my friend’s parents would take them to a nearby gym after school. It was a gym for kids and rock climbing was the cool thing to do. I wanted to go so badly and feel cool, just like my friends, but I was always afraid of heights. Never liked heights as a child, and when I was growing up I was left with that fear. One day I decided to face my fears, and thought to myself that rock climbing was an important skill to have under my belt. Also I thought this was a step closer to overcome my fear and rock climbing was the perfect way to get over that fear. I also knew this would be a great experience and will help me become physically and mentally stronger. What I didn’t realize was that learning to rock climb would also boost my self-esteem and to make me believe in myself more. I always felt on edge when I was faced with a new situation. It made me feel uncomfortable and not quite myself, it still does sometimes. But I knew with my very first rock climbing lesson there weren’t any more excuses! I simply had to face my fear and just do it. There was no going back.
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